Legal Opinion

Chaney v. Burgess

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided July 19, 1965No. 18380PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Lewis, Justice.

This is an appeal by the plaintiff from a judgment of nonsuit.

On Sunday afternoon, December 22, 1962, the defendant’s boat trailer, upon which his boat was fastened, became stuck ;M" the mud adjacent to -a' concrete boát'rámp át Mills Creek ^Landing oii the Santee Cooper lake in Orangeburg,Copnty. He could not pull the trailer from the mud with his automobile and secured the gratuitous' assistance' of the plaintiff who had a tractor at his cabin nearby. In response to the defendant’s -request for assistance, the plaintiff drove his tractor to'-the scene and carried' with him "a…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Leek v. New South Express LinesSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1940
  2. Barnwell v. ELLIOTTSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1954
  3. Lawless v. FraserSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1964
  4. Mahon v. Spartanburg CountySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1944

3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Green v. LilliewoodSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1978
  2. SUNVILLAS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. v. Square D CompanyCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1990
  3. Cohen v. Allendale Coca-Cola Bottling Co.Court of Appeals of South Carolina · 1986
  4. Nelson v. Coleman Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1967
  5. O'Leary-Payne v. R.R. Hilton Head, II, Inc.Court of Appeals of South Carolina · 2006

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